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VOL XLIII NO 41 NEWBERRY. S. 0. FRIDAY. MAY 18. 190.3. TWIOE A WEEK. $150 A YEAR
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THE CONVENTION
WAS HARMONI01J
A TRUCE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
DECLARED.
No Contests for the Offles-The Ac
tion of the Convention Was in
Every Way Marked by
Moderation.
The State, 17th.
Tie State democratic conventior
was one of the most orderly and mosi
hai'monious in i'ecent years. The del
egates were apparently interestind ii
keeping out anything which wouk
stir up feeling and from the begin
ning it was evident that the leaders
of the two sides on the dispensary is
sue had for the time being buried the
hatchet, as the convention 'was not
the place to wrangle over matters of
that kind.
The convention fixed a one ring
campaign on the state, endorsed the
administration of Governor Heyward
and the work in the senate by Senator
Tillman, though in a mannet muel
milder than proposed by his greatest
admirers; adopted a platform whicl
i without feature, and made a few%
amendments in the constitution of th!
party to fit such eases as appeak
from the decision of the county ex
ecutive committees.
There was no contest over the elee
tion of officers. Col. Robert Aldrich,
who first entered politics as a mem
ber of the legislature in 1876, wav
elected temporary president and Gen
J. Walter Gray, of Greenville, who
.was a member of the same legisla
ture, was elected permaneit clerk
The permanent president was Mr. J.
Win. Thurmond, of Edgefield, and tli(
other officers , in addition to . Mr
Thurmond and Gen. Gray were Mr
J. T. Parks and Maj.' D. L. Sinkler
assistant secretaries, and Col. Toi C
Hamer, treasurer.
The convention held an after
noon session and got through with it
business in a very few minutes. Thn
delegates decided that they would at
tend the reunion exercises that night
The convention was called to ,ordei
at noon by the chairman of the stat(
democratic executive committee, Gen
Wilie Jones. The occasion of the op.
ening prayer was on'e of the MIost uti
usual and most notable occurrencei
in the history of the democratic con.
ventions. This prayer, by Rev. Sam
uel M. Smith, D. D., was not only at
eloquent and inspiring appeal to th(
patriotism of the convention, but ti(
earnestness of his spirit was manifesi
in the way in which the conventior
took up the Lord's Prayer, with whiel
he concluded. The act of reciting thl
Lord's Prayer by a political body ol
350.men was an unusual spectacle.
After the roll had been called th:
nomination, of tempokary officlts Wai
called for. Hon. Robert Aldrich o:
Bai-nwell was named by Mr. J. W
-Ragsdale. This wvas carried by ac
-clamation. Upon taking the chail
Col. Aldrich addressed the convention
'He appreciated the honor as it hai
come as a ieeognition of his servicoe
.at a time iNhen he was too young 1
do anything else but fight for her. He
commentedi upon the peace in the
state. and lie declared that as a niattel
for gr ifleation the settlement of is
sues would be left to the people them
selves. He'opened the convention~ fo
*business, .and called for the nomiin
Stion for permanent offcers.
Permanent Organization.
Mr. J. Wmn. Thurmond, of Edge
field was. placed in nomination fo
permanent chairman of the conven
tion. This was seconded by Senato
Blease of Saluda and several othere
* .and Mr. Thurmond -was elected by.ac
ela#iation, as had been agreed upon.
Mr. ThIiumond expressed his grat
iflcation'at being elected to this posi
tion of honor, The virtue of thg whit
* men of South Carolina is their lbynl
ty to the demiodratic party. The r'c
pd~blican party Is a party of ,vust
The president of th'e United Sthtd I
{ put inI the awful and pitiable pligh
of having breached a solemn trust an
the senior ,senator froni Eduth Carc
lina has exposed him completely fo
Sviolating that trust.
The democrats of the state haii
differed on issues bmt they have iji
ally done so in moderation, and he
urged the convention to 'proceed ir
moderation today.
The.vice presidents from the respec
tive congressional districts were then
chosen, the nominations being made
from the floor at the suggestion of
Mr., W. F. Stevenson.
In, the selection of vice presidents
there was no hitch and the following
were elected by acclamation
First district, .Jas. E. * Tindal, of
Clarendon; Second district, D. 1-.
HenderIon, of Aiken; Thiro di9trict,
F. B. Gary, of Abbeville; Fourth dis
trict, T. S. Sease, of Spartanburg;
Fifth district, J. G. Richards, Jr., of
Kershaw; Sixth district, W. E. James
of Darlington; Seventh district, Col.
R. D. Lee of Sumter.
Mr. T. G. McLeod withdrew in
favor of Col. Lee and Dr. Geo. B.
Cramer withdrew in favor of Mr.
Gary rather than involve the tedious
necessity of a vote.
Gein. J. Walter Gray of Greenville
was' unaninously chosen clerk of the
convention and J. T. Parks was edect
ed assistant. Col. T. C. Hamner of
Bennettsville was elected treasurer
and J. S. Wilson of Lancaster ser
gent-at-arms.
The Two Committees.
As soon as the convention had tliu
been organized, Mr. Geo. 11. Keoster
offered resolutions that there be two
committees, O1e on constitution and
rules and one on platforms and reso
lutions; that' each committee be con
posed of one from each county. Tie
resolution was adopted. It declared
that resolftions should be referred
without reading.
A number of proposed changes in
the constitution and a number of reso
lutions were sent to the desk and were
referred suitably. The convention al
1 o 'clock adjourned until 5 p. -n., and
the two committees. jmet at 3 p. m,
Col. Robt. -Aldrich of Barnwell wa:
made cidirman of the committee or
resolutins and Gei. WiliQ Jones ol
tile committee on constitution.
The following proposed amend
inents to the constitution of the dem
ocratic party were referred to ' th(
committee appointed for that pur
pose:
By Mr. 1). S. Henderson of Aiken
''And at tile end of section 1: 'Th
executive committee of each club i:
especially charged to see after the
enEorcement. of tile statutory laws ol
this State as to primary election. I
will be their duty to cause to be ar
rested and prosecuted thpsough tll(
regular channels all offenders again4
such law; and they are expected to b.
in session on the. days of primari
elections to receive information an:
act as to any violations that may oc
cur. The president of each Club foi
the purpose is made ex-officio a 1eip
ber of the club - executive commit
tee.' ''
(This was reported unfavorahl;
3 and w'as rejected).
And t,he following by Mr. W. a
Jaijies of Lee counity:
''Th'e right to levy campaign as
sessments on candidates for (Jnitet
States senate, congress, State omeecc
and circui$ solicitors shall be veste'
exclusively in tile State 'executivl
committee.''
'Contests for nom.inations by thl
Sprima'y election under thlis conlstitu
tion for county offices shIall be hear:
- fnd determined .by the county exceni
ftive committee of the county in whie.
snech "cases' may arise and& ite aetio:
shall be final."
* ''Article 9: Insert after the word
'State offeers,' 'dircuit- solicitors.''
- Amendment to Article 8: ''Inser
rafter tIhe wvords 'iniconsistent w,it.h Iih
-constitution,' and may by majorit2
Lvote demand the resignation of an,
United States senator or congressmai
from this State, State offier or mem
her of the generial assembly wvho vio
hates the.foregoing requirements.
(All of Mr. James' suggestions o:
c'ept the third received an unfavorabl.
report and the secohad and foui-th sug
Sgestions wdre tabled. The third wa
adopted enl motion of thle commitlte
and the first was' adopted over th
.committee's ufavorable report.)
The following were referred to tb
-committee Oil resolutions.
rIResolution by D. A. 0. Ouzts t
have '''dispensary' and 'prohibi
ion evoted oil in the pr'imary thi
Resolution by Dr. Olin Sawyer ei
dorsing B. R. Tillman.
Resolution- by D. S. Henderson et
dorsing B. R. Tilliman.
Resolution by W. A. James as t
''denatured alCoho01."
Resolution by Pickens delegation a
to qualifications for election.
Afternoon Session.
The convention at the afternoo
session heard the reports from tt
committet. Upon the adoption of tb
unfavorable report of the committe
Mr. Outzs' resolution was rejecte
Mr. Outzs wanted- to withdraw ti
resolution, but the committee prefei
red to dispose of it in this manner.
The two resolutions commendir
Senator. Tillman were rejected and
substitute was adopted. The convet
tion also -passed resolutions commeni
ing Gov. Heyward's administration.
The convention adopted the follo%
ing, which had been offered by Mi
W. A. James of Lee county:
"Resolved, That we request ot
senators in Washington to suppoi
with voice and influence and vote t1i
house bill No. 17453, now pending bi
fore the United States senate provi(
ing that denatured alcohol shall be to
The conivention atdopted the jnfi
vorable report of' file committee an
rejected Jhe fllowin introrlueed b
the Pickens delerr:
''Resolved, That it is the sense c
this convention that in all electior
to be held in this state in the futur
be held and conducted in accordam
with the constitution and laws of t1i
state regulating general elections."
The committee hVid not reported o
Mr. W. A. James' resolution to amer:
the constitution so that the state e:
ecutive committee alone should assei
candidates for solicitor and for coi
Uress. Mr. James demanded that i
least a minority report be made. Th
Was done, and Mi. Rucker of Ande
son made a spirited fight for ti
proposition. for it means that cotu
ties will pile up the cost so that noi
but a favored few could run for coi
gress. Dr. T. G. White of Beaufoi
and Mir. LaFitte, of Bamberg, oppo
ed the resolution. There are car
paign costs to be met and counti
should have the right to assess cand
dates. Managers of elections shol
not be expected to work for nothing
The resolution was adopted by i
overwhelming vote.
Gen. Wilie Jones, on behalf of (I
committee on constitution and b,
laws, reported that several of the pr<
posed amendments be tabled. His r
port recommended first that the coi
stitution be changed so that. the wor.
''including county offcers'' be ad<
ed in the sixth section, so that tl
sentence affected shall read: "A
contests for all nominations, inclui
ing county officers, shall be first heai
by the county exeutive committee <
the county in which such irregulay
ties may have occurred, and may 1
reviewed by the state executive cor
mittee' whose action shall be final,
etc.
This was adopted by the conventic
without disen~ssion.
The coimmittee recomended thme co
rection of a typographieal error in a
ticle 9 and this, too, was adopted. TI
constitution as printed said nothir
about forwarding to the state exc
utive comittee thie tabulation of ti
vote for solicitor--along with ti
.vote for 4loter offiials--and I1
amendment corrects this oversight.
Amend article 11 by striking o1
the first six lines and substituting
p)aragraphl which fixes the one rim
camp)aigni on the state this summe
The six lines in the constitution wlh
were stricken out declared: ''Befo
the election in 1902 and each electi<
thereafter, excep)t as herein provide
the state democratic executive cor
m iittee shall appoint and arange f<
two camp)aigni meetings to be0 held
- each county not less than two w'eel
ap)art, one of which meetings shall 1
- addressed by candidates for sflite o
I fleers, and the other only by cand
dates for United States senator, Ut
ted States house tf representativ
and circuit solicitors,''
The substitute which wvas adopt<
on motion of Cnpt. Richards pr
vides: ''Before thme election in 191
andl each election thereafter, except;
herejn pr1ovided, the state democrat
e xecuti,ve commit,tee shall appoint at
nvarangre for one amaign menning
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
OF LONG AGO
HON. J. M. OROSSON WRITES OF
s OLD TIMES.
His Mind Runs Back to the Newberry
t of Fifty Years Ago-Halcyon
0 Gorve and the Old Agri
cultural Fair and Fair
. Wonmen.
e To the old, old boys, just the far off
joys,
Just the days of their youth and
g laughter,
a Just the days of old and the days of
gold,
- And the bird's nests they climbed af
ter,
And the fruit they hooked and the
,wayr they looked
In the trousers wide and baggy
r That their ma made over from the
ones once worn
e A eroning by their daddy.
. To the old, old girls, with their gray
short curls,
The sweet fresh days and olden
. When life was filled with a joy that
d thrilled,
y And dawns were fresh and golden.
Oh! the old days fleet and the old
f (days sweet,
S And the old ways, white oak shaded,
) And the old time streams and the old
le time gleams
O'er their pink toes, when they
waded.
n
To the boys of now just the rowdy
dow
Of a youth that knows no tether,
Just the trees to climb and the sum
mer time,
s And the streams they may swim to
r- getler.
i To the present girls, with their golden
crlis
1 The sweetest of childhood's blisses,
I And the chance to run when the day
t, -is done
And to meet their dad with kisses.
1
s Oh! the days of gold to the twelve
year old,
To the boys and girls together;
And the rowdy-dow of their child
(hood now
And the rainbow kind of weather:
e Por these days of gold when they too
are old
[n the years swift coming after,
AWill fill their dreams with their river
gleams,
And the echo of youth and laughter.
ie To the octagenarian in lonesome
11 and unmated grief, looking back
I. ward. over the ''Myriad leaves'' of
,d memory, the distance seems but a
if step, a ''little month,'' voices, faces,
i. scenes and days that are no more,
,e blend in memory like famaliar music.
1- What means this crowd of sturdy
'hearty, generous cheerful rural folk,
wvith old fashioned hilarity together
n in the village? What means this
neighing of horses, lowinig of cattle,
r-. bleating of sheep, crowing of cocks,
e- etc. What menis this going of car
se riages, wagons, bu~ggies and horse
ig back riders, going wvhither? To beau
e. tiful Halcyon grove where the fair of
ic the Newvberry agricultural society is
re being held.
te IThe fair are at the fair: wvhat would
the fair be without the fair: there
it fore the fair are at the fair: the fair
a illumines the fair, wvith starry eyes,
lu xuriant tresses, rosy cheeks, laugh
r. jing lips, delicate, refined and pretty:
Ih nature's flowers of perfection. Hlaw
*'e thiorne says, lie had never seen a wo
,n man whom lie thought quite beaumti
r1, ful. Alas ! thme poor1 old Puritan had
m. never seen the beauties of Newberry;
in be held( in each county, which meet
Cs inig 8hall be addrmessed only b)y candi
>e (lates for state omees, camididates for
f- United States senator' and members
I- of the United States house of repre~
I- sentatives and circuit solicitors''
2s After confirming the list of mem.
b)ers of the state democratic execu
ad tive commit'tee elected in the county
r- conveitions, the state convention ad
)) jouirned sine (lie at 5 :30 o 'chock. This
1s was a record breaking consent ion in
ithat no campaign spchesiC were work.
ded off and no real arguments dVere
to 'eninp iad
their beauty was enough to melt the
heart of a terrapin, much less his.
What a world of substantial, good
looking, quiet farmers with honest
front and friendly manners in the
grove, ehanging groups we see, with
quiet laughter, familiar talk and in
terchange of domestic interrogations.'
What a good humored and social
crowd. All the village is there from
the little ''pop goes the weasel'' kids
to the dignifled matrons and the sil
ver haired dames and sires.
There is Judge O'Neall, the found
er and president of the society,
prompt to engage in every useful
work, all the energies of his vigorous
intellect devoted to the moral, intel
lectual, physical and religious life of
the people. Grand man, Newberry
shouild revere his memory.
There was Col. John Glenn and his
brother, Dr. G. W., lending as usual
to every good work for the benefit of
Newberry; Samuel Goggans, foreman;
J. K. Sehumpert, with his fan and
peafowl fly brush ; bere comes that
iolid good man, Col. John Hair, taps
his vest poeket, and out conies his
snuff box; Dr. T. B. Kennerly, genial
and pleasant; Col. J. W. Duckett,
whose kinsman, Dr. John Davis Duck
ett, I lately met. One of the promi
nent physicians of the city of Ious
ton, a cultured and pleasant gentle
man; William Welch, an upright citi
zen, loyal friend and rich in saving
Comm111on sense.
Early memories stir joyfully in me.
Voices, faces, names come rolling in
on me like a torrent. I cannot now
write of all the other good folks, but
may of some others hereafter. Fare
well, Halcyon Grove, beautiful spot
named by Miss Boyd, sister of B. D.
Boyd, president of the bank.
In my last I left off with Thomas
Crosson, who was like a block of hard
oak, gnarled and knotted, but sound
in all its fibers. le had one son,
James N., who was a quiet, intelligent,
good surveyor, justice of the peace,
and a Christian gentleman. le mar
ried Miss Rebecca Halfacre, an ex
cellent, pious lady. They had three
sons, 11. S. N., a man of good sense,
good spirits, good Iumor and jovial.
Sam Kennerly and J. G. Mar(in of
ten spoke to me pleasantly of him.
.1. T. 11. was educated, intelligent, in
dustrious and frugal. le married a
ebarming lady, Miss Rosa Cook, an
amiable lady. Their daughter, Vic
toria is an intellectual young lady,
and wmrites i beautiful and interest
ing letter as I know by a casual cor
resbondence. David Allen, na'med for
my father, when I last saw him, over
fifty years ago, was a promising, in
telligent youth. James N's two
daughters were quiet, refined, pretty
girls. Lizzie married Fred Cromer,
and Jane, B. H1. McGraw.
Margaret, sister of James N., was
an ilitell' rent, energetic, independent
woman, with a fund of good common
sense. She married Patrick Martin.
Their children, J1. I. and Jane were
noted for being splendid t eachiers.
These people were intelligent, quiet,
industrious, wvith a beneficent influ
ence upon the community. They were
kin to mec.
I had a lively incident at. Thomas
Hiender'son 's in Texas with an 01(1
Newhery mammy named Edie. David
lBoyd had set her free, but she would
not accept of it amnd selected D. B's.
granddaughter, Miss Harriet Red, as
her mistress. Afterwards the Red
family moved from Bush River to
Abbeville, wvhere Miss Harriet mar
ried Thomas Henderson. TIn the early
fifties, they moved to Texas and Edie
with them. Under thme law a free no
gr'o could not remain in TJexas, hence,
Edie again selected Mr.s. H1. as her
mist ress. Whlenm Edie found out who
I w~as, she cane to me with a rush
and hugged me, and may 1)e kissed me,
1 (10 not remember. She was happy
at meeting an old Newberrian, kin to
her mistrmess. She was glad and so
was I. She was bent, and told me
that Simon, a mani belonging to my
father, caused it. She always held
on to thle Henderson family and so
did lier' daughter, Edie. These old
white headed ''mnammys'' are but a
memor'y of a civilization that died
long ago. As an old ''mammy'' said,
''D)ey amn't no more b)lack mammys
now, d1em happy days am gone.'
There were fewer hear't aches
among the southen n1nona than ever
roubled any other race. The ante
>ellum negro born and trained under
lavery has our respect. None of that
lass pelrpetrate the unnameable
Tume.
In the days of long ago, there lived
brce Johns, who were a great moral
mid cheerful force in the communi
ies in which they lived to wit: John
loseboro, of Chester; John Garling
on, of Laurens; and young John Har
.ington, of Newberry. Each had been
lected by the legislature clerk of
eurt of common pleas for life. They
vere earnest, successful men, people
>f shrewdness, energy and good judg
nent, with singular activity of char
icter and devotion to business. They
iad a refining and beautiful influence
ponl all with w1hom1 they came in con
act. In their old ago they sweetened
is they ripened for the city of our
lod.
O'Neall in the Annals, pays a Just
ad loving tribute to Y. J. Hl., saying,
'he was indeed a pattern clerk, wor
hy of imitation, kind, attentive, well
nformed, intelligent. He was equal
,o- every duty.'' With equal truth
lie same may be said of tile two other
Folins. Each of thei were clerks for
ibout forty-three years. I have been
ed into reflections from having en
oyed tile past sumnir the society of
he families of J. C. Roseboro and
\frs. Brownwood, Texas, who lived on
h1e block next to my daughter, Mrs.
\ieCart ney. They are intelligent, re
ine-d people and worthy descendants
)f John lioseboro-granch(lildren. J.
. . has two daughters, Bessie and
lcgina, intelligent beauties, yes,
here is a depth of joy and sweetness
it their brilliant, sparkling eyes un
fled with youth and love.
To tile Oarlington and Harrington
1amilics my wife was greatly attach
?d, especially to Miss Jane 0. and
Nliss Virginia H., who were attend
lmits at ou m111ariage. Miss Jane G.
flio named Jolin Yung, was witty
Indi aecoiplished. The soft, glance of
ier sparkling eyes, tlie erve of her
tweet lips was encanlilitilg, beau1tifful.
[ier sister, Maria. who miarried Rich
Ird Siil)son, was gentle, lovely,
:racefuli, miodest and inteligen0,t.
111i"s Vir!"inial 1H.. who >lmarrivd Rob
r11lMoorman11 wvas pretty. lively qulick,
111d full] of ..ra11e and1, mlotion. Her
;istvr, Mliss Adelaide,4 for, whom I feel
,-ery Iimldly. for she was ily conl(dent
weit'n I was courting my wife, was a
.1are lovely soul of sunny11V sWeetlness.
Nisses .a1lne. Virg-ilill and Adelaida
IscNided before my wifev to tle tity
If Light.
'('C1a inl light by g4ld(ien gate,
(lad in liglt their spirits wiit
To em11brace her inl thle sky.''
S. B. Kennierly, whien I last heard
ri-on iiii, was sitting as speciil judge
th distriet, cour1 of Orange, to wihich
place lie hits lately moved.
Now by the fading embers,
T'hat on Carith's hea rtH list one glow,
[low sadlly one remliemlibers
'thie things of long ago.
Th'ie wist full tings witlli flame light
wings,
.J. M~i. Crosson.
Furmaa Wins Ohampionship.
Greenville, May 15.-By defeating
NJewherriy college on the Furman cam
pus yesterday afternoon ini the de
sid1ing game, the Furman nine won
the college baseball championship of
othl Carolina for the 1906 season.
It was the last game of the season,
11nd upon01 it d1ependled the honors of
lie baseball year in the state. While
[Purmian and Newberriy broke even on
tames, each hiavinig (defeated tihe oth
'1r one1 time, Newberry lost to Wof
Pord( last week, and as Furiman has
proveni her progress over WVofford,
Ihere is 11o room1 to dispulte the claim
if thle Bapt ists to first place.
Had Newberry (defeated Furman
yesterdaliy thle Luthle rans would have
hlad excel lent grounds for claiming
thle hionors, as thle Newberryites have
defeated every other team in the
state, ex cept Wofford, during thle sea
l'enl iy six hundried peCople gathered
at the park yesterday afternoon to
witns th'5 le championship game, and
Ihey had the pleasure of seeing one
of the closest contests of the year,
thie final eoie. hnavineg heen 3 to 1.